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Wei Ping Wong

Joint PhD Candidate, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia and the University of New South Wales, Australia

Wei Ping Wong received her B.Eng. degree in Chemical Engineering with First Class Honours from Universiti Malaya, Malaysia, in 2022. She is currently a final-year joint PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering at Universiti Malaya and the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia.

Wei Ping’s research focuses on developing multiphysics models for scaling up photocatalytic reactors. These models integrate optical simulations, ray tracing, reaction kinetics, and computational fluid dynamics to predict reaction rates with spatiotemporal resolution and guide photoreactor design optimisation.

As a Digital GreenTalents Awardee, Wei Ping is passionate about integrating experimental data, first-principles modelling, and artificial intelligence to accelerate photocatalytic reactor development. By integrating these disciplines, she aims to develop digital twins of photocatalytic reactors that enable rapid evaluation of photoreactor performance across different geometries, operating conditions, and irradiation conditions. Through this work, she seeks to bridge the gap between laboratory research and large-scale photoreactor applications for sustainable solar-driven chemical production.